ABANDONED WELL MONITORING SYSTEM

Method and apparatus are presented for monitoring environmental parameters in one or more abandoned wellbores. A mandrel with a radially expandable sealing element is positioned downhole, such as in a tubing string, to provide pressure isolation. A measurement tool having one or more sensors or gaug...

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Main Authors Wood Kevin, Webb Alan
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.08.2016
Subjects
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Summary:Method and apparatus are presented for monitoring environmental parameters in one or more abandoned wellbores. A mandrel with a radially expandable sealing element is positioned downhole, such as in a tubing string, to provide pressure isolation. A measurement tool having one or more sensors or gauges is positioned below the mandrel to measure the environmental parameters. The data is transmitted to the surface via wire or wirelessly.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201315021223